And so it was, The
Demonos Car Club started in 1957, by uniting two clubs; the Hywinders and the
Dragons. The name Demonos means “Road Devils”, and are based in Tacoma
Washington.
Meetings started out in an old chicken coup on the South End
of Tacoma. This meeting area was given to them by a club member’s father.
This eventually became the club house for the members for a short period of
time. The club moved several times over the years, including Fernhill
Community Center, Fernhill Library to Rapid Motion Speed Shop in Spanaway in
1968, to its current location, Walden Brothers Speed Shop in Parkland
Washington. There were 6 charter members that went about writing the first
constitution, deciding on club colors and started meeting weekly. The car club had a 1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe that it raced and
showed up through the early 60’s. Friday and Saturday nights were spent
working on the car to participate at racing venues such as: Portland Raceway,
Aberdeen, Bremerton, Seattle International Raceway, Shelton, Puyallup and
Thunfield Drag Strip which became a popular hangout for club members. The
club also showed the 32 Coupe at the several locations including the Tacoma
Armory, and up against the infamous “Orange Crate.” The club still has the
1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe it raced and showed as well as one of the club members
owns the infamous “Orange Crate.” In the 70’s the club began racing an Altered car at several
racetracks. The club also attended several car shows, swap meets and
National Street Rod Association (NSRA) events throughout the Northwest. To support the racing effort, the club would have teenage
dances with music supplied by Northwest bands such as the “Wailers.” They
also had steak feasts and car shows at Bates Technical College to support the
club events. Our clubs favorite cars were Model A Roadsters, and you’ll
still see lots of them, and yes they are driven to numerous events, including
the Salt Flats, Hot August Nights as well as our Washington State tour.
Most are primered and look like they came out of the 1960’s. Today the club is supported by over 62 active members.
It was started by a group of young guys that had a passion for cars and racing.
Several original members are still active in the club today. The cars have
changed and there is a variety, from full customs, antiques, rat rods and
classics. The other thing that is evolving is the second generation of
club members that will carry on the tradition not only of the “Demonos Car Club”
but also the tradition of hot rodding.
The club has had three reunions; one in 1984, 40th Reunion in 1997, and the 50th
Reunion in 2007. We had over 300 people attend that reunion.
Times have since changed, but the club lives on,
now involved with car shows: Fern Hill District Car Show Sumner Classy Chassis Car Show Godfathers Pizza in Spanaway on Wednesday
Night Sumner Cruise-in on Saturday Night
Local swap
meets, and two weekly cruise-ins:
In 2009, the Demonos Car Club was
recognized by the Washington State Hot Rod Hall of Fame for it's contribution to
the local community and it's active status for over 50 years.
The club is
also partnered with Eastside 4 Kids and the Puyallup Food Bank. The
club provides an annual
contribution to these organizations to support
there efforts in the community and to support kids in need.
Tony, Jim, DJ, Dave and Bill
Tony, Jim ,Bill , Dj , Dave
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